The 2026 Polar Bear Plunge got underway on Friday. WBAL-TV 11 News General Manager and Reporter Tori Yorgey are participating ...

Enjoy an adorable play session as a mother polar bear entertains her curious cub.

Regular folks who care about wildlife generally know that climate change is bad for polar bears, but they have only vague ...

About 230 million people will face temperatures of 20 degrees or colder and about 150 million likely will be hit by snow and ...

Braving icy waters, 1,300 participants raised funds at the 23rd Polar Bear Challenge, supporting wishes for Idaho children ...

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Jan. 2 (UPI) --A Washington city may have broken a Guinness World Record by gathering nearly 5,000 people to take a "polar bear dip" into frigid water at the same time. The Birch Bay Chamber of ...

The new year arrived windy and freezing in Brooklyn, but bone-chilling weather couldn’t stop tradition as thousands of people welcomed 2026 at the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge. After a few years of ...

Welcome to the 17th Annual Pottstown Polar Bear Plunge, a tradition steeped in fun, fashion, and temporary insanity. It’s that time of year when dozens, in this case more than 60 people, in various ...

The stormy start to 2026 didn't stop people from getting in their shorts and swimsuits and plunging into the ocean at the Avila Beach Polar Bear Plunge. The annual tradition held on New Year's Day is ...

Video gaming is coming to the Polar Dome at Santa’s Village in East Dundee. Village trustees this month unanimously approved a license allowing six video gambling terminals in the Alpine Room, a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As a 74-year-old tradition, San Pedro’s annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear swim at Cabrillo Beach doesn’t see a lot of change — let alone disruption. But this ...